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borer
N เครื่อง เจาะ รู
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BORER
n.One who bores; also an instrument to make holes with by turning. 1. Terebella, the piercer, a genus of sea worms, that pierce wood.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BORER
BORER Bor "er, n.
1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.
2. (Zoöl.) (a ) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo. (b ) Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc. ) which bores into limestone and similar substances. (c ) One of the larvæ of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple. (d ) The hagfish (Myxine ).
New American Oxford Dictionary
borer
bor er |ˈbôrər ˈbɔrər | ▶noun 1 a worm, mollusk, insect, or insect larva that bores into wood, other plant material, or rock. 2 a tool for boring.
Oxford Dictionary
borer
borer |ˈbɔːrə | ▶noun 1 a worm, mollusc, insect, or insect larva which bores into wood, other plant material, or rock. 2 a tool for boring.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
borer
bor er /bɔ́ːrə r /名詞 C 1 穴をあける人 [道具 ].2 (木などに )穴をあける虫, 穿孔 （せんこう ）虫 .
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